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@rtu, thanks for the link, I've bookmarked it for future projects.

we've had the ikea chairs for at least two years and they are definitely well made. They're more comfortable than your average dining chair - the shape allows you to sort of rock back & forth.

Does anyone know if Gus has an annual sale on their sofas/sectionals? I've been waiting for months patiently waiting for a sale, fearing that it'll start a few weeks after I order one at full price.

@annieh, when you keep the plant in a plastic pot, does the terracotta one get the patina that it does when you have the plant directly in the terracotta pots? That's part of the appeal of the pots. I have all my thicker leaved plants in terracotta pots, and they look better & better over time.

I'm just waiting for the Kitchen-Appliances-As-Storage fad to step in. Or the My-First-Car-As-A-Charming-Storage one. Or wait!!! Dressers-As-Storage... now that's an idea.

The suitcase by your bedside will also be perfect to store the last fad you bought into - yes, the 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster.

I love it! I understand that if you need to renovate your basement or garage into an extra living space, you would want to brighten up the space. But for a media room, the dark walls, etc really work.

Those big floor lamps as bedside lamps is kind of selfish unless there's only one person sleeping in the room.

I don't know if it's the lighting or the photography, but I to me that in some of the spaces, the adjacent colors didn't coordinate well.
For example, the gorgeous white marble dining table doesn't seem to go well with the beige leather chairs. White, grey, black or colorful chairs would coordinate better. The same thing with the kitchen. Everything's neutral, but different tones/family of neutrals. And this is probably just me, but the sofas and chairs look like they were parts of different "sofa/loveseat/chair package". I mean they both are generic, big, bulky, plain colors, but slightly different shapes and material. I feel like they need to be the same, or then different, like the chair should be of a slimmer style or something.
I'm only nit-picking because Edyta is a professional designer with access to places like Merchantile Mart. Then again, maybe it's a result of a limited budget, or combining 2 households into one, etc.

I saw the beige tiles and the exhaust fan in the first picture and knew this has to be from the Middle East (not sure if I guessed correctly). The After pictures are a great improvement from the before.